Jaylen Wright

Position:
Hurdles
Class:
Redshirt Freshman
High School:
Bellarmine
Hometown:
San Jose, California

HIGH SCHOOL: 2013 graduate of Bellarmine College Preparatory in San Jose, California … Lettered four years in track and field, coached by Derrick Bell and Greg Marshall … Also competed with South Bay Express in club track … Competed in 110 hurdles and 300 hurdles, setting school records with best times of 13.91 and 37.52 … Also set meet records at West Catholic Athletic League (WCAL) and CIF-Central Coast Section (CCS) meets … Recorded the 13.91 and 37.52 marks to claim a double hurdle victory in the 2013 CIF-CCS finals as Bellarmine captured the team championship … Finished fifth (14.24) in the 110 hurdles at the California State meet, was 11th in prelims of 300 hurdles … Also claimed titles in senior season at Arcadia Invitational (14.76) and WCAL (14.08) meets … Over 300 hurdles was runner-up in 300 hurdles at Arcadia Invitational (39.08) and won WCAL (38.33) meet as a senior … In junior campaign, placed second in both hurdle races at WCAL meet, then finished fourth in 110 hurdles and fifth in 300 hurdles at CIF-CCS meet … Sophomore season in 2011 had Wright placing seventh in 110 hurdles at CIF-CCS meet after runner-up effort at WCAL.

PERSONAL: Jaylen Isaiah Wright, son of Britt and Heather Wright, was born in San Jose, California on March 9, 1995 … Has an older sibling, Brittney, who competed in track and field at St. John’s University … Started competing in track and field as a freshman … Volunteered for community service with children and elderly … Member of AASU (African American Student Union) and Environmental Action Club … Chose Texas A&M since it’s a place full of determined individuals striving to be great … Majoring in Business Management.